traveler children impacts by Natalie Lauren Henry https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc evidence en-us 2019-03-11 15:24:18 UTC 2019-03-18 14:42:11 UTC hello@padlet.com travellers children are at a high level of disadvantage and are reported as being a priority in the Europe commission policy but yet are often missed in the statistics they are at risk of poverty and deprivation which also lead to health and educational problems. only a small percent of children are not effected by poverty which is at 15 % not like the other 67% that are effected (Nuffield Foundation, 2018) https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/341236322 2019-03-14 10:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/341236322 https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342138737 Within Brighton and Hove there are an estimated 103 babies, children and
young Travellers up to the age 16 (this data has been collated by FFT outreach
workers and only includes the families they are aware of).
Child poverty relating to Gypsy and Traveller children and ...
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]]> 2019-03-17 16:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342138737 Gypsy and Traveller children have a legal right to be educated along with all other children. Parents have the same legal obligations to educate their children as others do. Gypsy and Traveller families are visited by the Traveller Education Service who work in partnership with the families and local schools to place children in a school nearby (http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/PDFFiles/Policy-and-Performance/MythsandFactsGypsiesand-travellers.pdf) https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342308282 2019-03-18 10:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342308282 Traveller children experience health difficulties as they have lack of access to healthcare As the Children's Society(2017) explains, traveller children are five times more likely to develop health problems and with a lower life expectancy by ten years when compared with the settled population. (Children's Society/ Briefing on Gypsy Roma Traveller Children(2017) Available from: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/tcs/research_docs/Briefing%20on%20Gypsy%20Roma%20Traveller%20Children.pdf Accessed 18/03/19) https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342317986 2019-03-18 10:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342317986 https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342318859 Gypsy and traveller women are estimated to live 12 years less than women in the general population and men 10 years less, although recent research suggests the gap could be much higher. https://www.fairhealth.org.uk/learning/gypsytraveller/]]> 2019-03-18 10:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342318859 Irish travellers are 3 times likely to die of suicide than the general population https://www.fairhealth.org.uk/learning/gypsytraveller/ https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342319363 2019-03-18 10:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342319363 https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342321418 A peer research project with young Gypsy travellers in Scotland, found that 92% said they had been picked on because they were Gypsy or Traveller. (Gypsy - Traveller.org, 2005)]]> 2019-03-18 10:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342321418 Traveller children are unlikely to have access to adequate healthcare provision. Without a permanent address they are unable to register with a GP so will use A&E services for serious health concerns. Poor sanitation and unhealthy living conditions lead to high infection rates. As a result these children are five times more likely to develop health problems and have a life expectancy that is lower by 10 years.The Childrens Society (no date)Briefing on Gypsy Roma Traveller Children . Available at : https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/tcs/research_docs/Briefing%20on%20Gypsy%20Roma%20Traveller%20Children.pdf (Accessed: 15/03/19) https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342427754 2019-03-18 14:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nat_noops86/eelt9go8v2yc/wish/342427754